Bradley County, Arkansas
Bradley County, AR: non-irrigated cash rent $12 an acre (2022); land and buildings $3,664 an acre in the 2022 census. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 05011. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in 2022 averaged $12 per acre. Census land and building value in 2022 stood at $3,664 per acre, up 11.5 percent from 2017, or 2.2 percent a year. Crop insurance indemnities from 1989-2025 totaled $34.8 million, with excess moisture and flood the largest cause at 48 percent; heat and drought's share moved 4 percent, 3 percent, 24 percent, 23 percent across 1989-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2025. Weeks in severe drought or worse ran to 131 of 1357 weeks from 2000-2025, with 38 weeks in 2011 alone and 21 weeks over 2021-2025. Solar and wind operating capacity are both 0 MW.
too few 2022 county surveys in the state to compare
AR median $3,631 · 37th highest of 75
AR median $13.59 · highest of 41
AR median 29% · lowest of 75
Cash rent
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley County | — | — | $3,664 | — | $65.66 |
| Ashley County | — | $170 | $4,172 | 187.8 | $8.90 |
| Calhoun County | $27 2025 | — | $2,591 | — | — |
| Cleveland County | $25 | — | $3,733 | — | — |
| Drew County | $39 | $150 | $3,711 | 187.1 | $10.01 |
| Union County | $8 2025 | — | $2,912 | — | — |
| Median next door | $32 2 co. | $160 2 co. | $3,711 | 187.5 2 co. | $9.46 2 co. |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Bradley County, Arkansas. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/arkansas/bradley-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.